Oh what a year brings...

How things change in a year. On March 1, 2009 Chris and I moved to Nashville. It was just the two of us. There was no little dude in my belly, we didn't have a home, and we only knew 4 people. Today there are 3 of us. We have a beautiful home and are making friends that we know will be part of lives forever.

We knew God wanted us here. We waited for what we believed was God's timing. We knew it was going to be tough and that we would miss our family and friends, but knowing that God wanted this for us made it easier. We have come a long way in putting all our trust in Him. It was hard at first, trying to differentiate what we thought God wanted for us and what He really wanted for us. Make sense?

Josiah is such an incredible blessing to us. We are so honored that God has given him to us to love unconditionally and teach him the Truth. We realize how lucky we are to have him. So many of our friends have been trying for months, some years, to get pregnant. We pray for them and that God gives them what they desire. Children truly are a blessing and a miracle. Just 2 weeks into this and we know our lives have changed forever, in the best way possible.

We are praying that this year Chris gets a publishing deal and that he can write from home so he can spend more time with Josiah (and me). I know he misses him terribly when he leaves every morning to go earn a living for our family of 3. I am so thankful Chris does that for us. So that I can stay home and be with Josiah all the time. I am so blessed.

Adventures in Parenting

Josiah has been home for 5 days and it has been so much fun. However, I didn't realize I crazy I am until now. I have the most irrational fears now that I have a child. I think that in the middle of the night he is just going to stop breathing and there is nothing I can do about it. I also have a fear that I, or anyone else for that matter, will drop him on some hard surface. Crazy, I know. Other than my ridiculous irrational fear of the ocean and heights, I consider myself to be a pretty sane person. Not anymore. Any other mothers out there get like this when they became a mother?

I don't mind the lack of sleep. He is so freaking adorable that I don't care that he wakes up and stays up for nearly 2 hours at a time. Yes, we're working on getting his days and nights correct, but I really don't mind. Especially since I get a good nap in from 8-11am.

He makes the cutest noises. Chris has nicknamed him Squeaky because instead of crying he squeaks. So I have come to differentiate the squeaks... which one means he's hungry v. which one means he needs a diaper change. And let me just say that our son is definitely a combination of the Reyes/Munselle genes because he poops and farts ALL THE TIME. The only time he cries is when we change his diaper. We thought he would cry during a bath, but he LOVES baths. It's really fun.

I could go on and on and it's only been 9 days. More to come later. I'm tired and need to go get my 2 1/2 hours of sleep.

Josiah Carlos Munselle

We are proud to welcome our son, Josiah Carlos Munselle, into the world. He was born at 4:17 AM on February 19th, weighing 6 lbs 12 oz and is 19.5 inches long. He and mommy are both very healthy and loving life. We love this child with all our hearts and pray for his salvation. Stay tuned for more videos and pics...

Things I'm looking forward to:

1. The gym. Since month 5 my back has been killing me, so I haven't been going to the gym 'cause I can't really do anything. Looking forward to getting my pre-baby body back!

2. SUSHI!!!!! Enough said.

3. Cowboy Coffee... French Vanilla Cream and a splash of coffee.

4. Sleeping on my stomach... and back!

5. Going longer than 2 hours without getting hungry.

6. Being able to shave my legs comfortably.

I mean, come on!! He's precious!

Our adorable nephew Jacob. Nearly 1 year old!

Belly shot

Here we are at 32 weeks. Less than 2 months til we meet our little dude!!! We still can't believe we're going to be parents.

After Christmas celebration

Chris's parents came and visited on the 28th and left yesterday. We had such a great time with them. We went out to eat a lot (all of our favorite restaurants), hung around the house doing projects, and my favorite, visited GRACELAND!!! We followed them to Memphis yesterday and spent 4 hours there. We toured Elvis's home (for those of you who don't know, I am completely obsessed with him, so this was a life long dream of mine) and then ate at the best ribs place in town, Rendezvous. All in all it was a great 5 days. We brought our video camera to Graceland, but were told we couldn't record anything, so that's why there are no pictures from our day trip.